Paper-server for barbers&#39; chairs.



C. PFANSCHMIDT. PAPER SERVER FOR BABBERS CHAIRS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.29, 1908.

Patented Oct. 5, 1909.

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CHARLES PFANSCHMIDT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO TI-IEO. A. KOCHSCOM- PANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PAPER-SERVER FOR BARBEBS CHAIRS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES P'FANSCHMIDT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPaper-Servers for Barbers Chairs, of which the following is aspecification.

In order to promote sanitary conditions, the head rest of a barberschair is frequently provided with mechanism for permitting a strip ofpaper to be fed across the head rest and torn off from time to time sothat each occupant of the chair may be provided with a fresh strip ofpaper. Mechanism of this character ordinarily comprises a holder for aroll of paper located on one side of the head rest and the cutter forthe paper located on the other side, which arrangement of the partspermits the paper to be drawn from the roll and across the head rest andsevered by the cutter from time to time as occasion may require.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction andarrangement of the paper holder, whereby a roll of paper may be easilyand quickly slipped into place, and to improve the construction andarrangement of the cutter in such manner as to permit quick and readymanipulation of the same by the barber.

In certain previous constructions, it has been necessary to manipulatethe cutter with one hand and draw out the paper with the other, which isan awkward and unsatisfactory method of performing the operation. Thecutter of the present invention is so ar ranged and constructed thatthese two operations may beperformed with one hand and in a very easymanner; at the same time the cutter is so formed and constructed that itwill hold and clamp the paper firmly in position, when desired, therebypreventing displacement of the paper by movements of the head of theoccupant of the chair.

Further objects will appear in the detailed description of theinvention, which consists in the features of construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view of the paper holdingcylinder and cutter, showing the method of feeding the paper over thehead rest; Fig. 2 a cross sectional view of the paper cylinder; Fig. 3 a

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 29, 1908.

Patented Oct. 5, 1909.

Serial No. 455,384.

cross sectional view of the end cap for the cylinder; Figs. at and 5fragmentary side elevations of opposite sides of the cylinder; Fig. 6 aplan view of the serrated cutting plate; Fig. 7 a longitudinal sectionalView of the cutter; and Fig. 8 an enlarged end elevation of the same.

As shown in the drawings, the paper holding cylinder 9 is located at thefront side of and below the head rest 10, and the cutter 11 is similarlylocated at the rear side of the head rest. The paper holding cylindercomprises a body portion 12 of split cylindrical format-ion, having aslot 13 extending from end to end of the body portion. One edge of theslot is outwardly turned to form a rounded lip 14 over which the paperis fed. The lip, at each end, is provided with a backwardly turnedflange 15, which flanges are in register with studs 16 formed on theopposite side of the body of the cylinder by outwardly pressing themetal at the intended points. The ends of the cylinder are closed bymeans of caps 17, in the form shown in Fig. 3, each of which comprisesan end wall 18 which is connected with a flange 19, the wall 18 beinginwardly depressed, as regards the flange, to provide an annular grooveor channel 20 around the inner or connected edge of the flange. Theflange is provided, on opposite sides, with T slots 21, which slots areintended to register with the studs 16 and the flanges 15, respectively,so that when the parts are assembled the end edges of the body portionof the cylinder will be entered into the grooves or channels 20 and heldtherein by the locking action of the studs 16 and the flanges 15, whenthe caps are turned to bring the T slots into position to engage suchprojections. The cylinder, as a whole, is supported from the head restby means of brackets 22.

The cutter 11 comprises a casing 23 of boxlike formation, having a topwall 24, a bottom wall 25, and an inner cross wall 26, the front side ofthe casing being open; and the casing is closed, at its ends, by endwalls 27. The casing cooperates with a cutter plate 28 which isprovided, at its ends, with inwardly extending ears 29 which are ofsuitable length to hold the upper portion of the cutter plate out ofcontact with the forward edge of the top of the casing, leaving a slotor opening 30 for the discharge therethrough of the paper. The cutterplate is provided, along its lower or free edge, with teeth 31 whichengage and sever .the paper in a manner to be hereinafter described. Theserrated or toothed edge of 5 the cutter projects a considerabledistancebeyond and below the lower wall 25 of the casing, which wall, along itsfrontedge, is provided with a plurality of forwardly extending lugs 32which'register with and' en tcr aplurality of slots 83 arranged in linewith the cutter plate. The ears 29 are hinged to the casing by =mea-nsof-a pivot rod which passes through theend walls o'f the casing andextends from end to end thereof. 11i order to hold the cutter platei-iornia'lly in position to bring the slots 33 into register with thelugs 32, a= coiled spring provided,.theends of which-engage the cutterplate and casing in such manner as to hold them in normal position.witlrrespect to one another.

In use,, a roll o'f'papercan be entered into the ,paper holding cylinderby removing one of the caps,=whic'h removal is "effected by '25 turninthe ca into aosition to brin -the a: P a:

projections on the body of the cylinder into 'alinement with the stemsof the slots. WVhen thepaper is p0sitioned,'its endswill abut againstthe inwardly projecting center portionsofthe end caps in suchmanner asto properly [position and'center the paper with-respect totheslot-through which it is 'fed. 'The end of 'the paper will then bedrawn -up over the head rest and passed througlrthe upper slot 30 of thecutter, and

*thence down in front of the lugs. This position of the paper can beeffected by swinging the cutter plate,'=against the tension ofthespring,--aw-ay from its closed or clamp- 40 ing-position into theposition shown in dotted [lines in Fig. -1. Upon its release, the cutterplate will swing back into normal position thereby causing the lugs 32'to force, the paper into *theslots 83 in-suchmanner '45 -1StO',tlgl1tlyclamp the paper and prevent its retraction. hen it is desired to pullout a soiled section of paper, thisoperation; can be performed withonehand by -insert-;v ing the fingers behind theprojectingend of;

the sheet o'fpaper which lieswbehind the serrat-ed edge of the cutter,"and thereaftcrg slightly lifting "the-cutter by a pressure of; thefingers and simultaneously drawing-outj the paper sufficiently to permitaiirm hold? o'f'the paper tobe securedbctween the thumb? and -finger.Thereafter the tension of :tllBr .paper, as it is drawn out, will bedoubled -to raisc'the cutter-plate sufliciently to unclamp thepaper-and.permit.its withdrawal. After a sufficient length of paper hasbeen drawn A out 'in the manner above noted, it can be torn off by atearing movement across the serrated edge of the knife. By projectingthe edge of the knife a considerable distance'beyondthe edge of theframe, a sufficicnt length of paper is allowed to project from the frameto-permit'of easy manipulation withthe fingers; and by forming the clampfor the paper-in the mannerspecified additional manipulation of thedevice is unnecessary.

The device, as a whole, is one which is adapted to fit thehead rest'ofany standard formation, and the manner in which the mechanism isoperated permits the manipulation with one hand, which is frequentlyvery desirable, since the other hand of the barber may be otherwiseengaged at the time when it is desired to shift the paper.

'lVhat I regard as new and desire to-secure by Letters "Patent is:

l. 'In a server-of the class described, a ;paper holder of-cylindricalformation, comprising-a split body portion, one of-the edges -of saidbody portion'being'turned back to form a rounded lip having rearwardlyextending flanges at'its ends, and caps closing the ends of saidcylinder and havingfianges provided with slots adapted to 'be engaged 1by the first mentioned flanges when the caps are turned to lockedposition, substantially as described.

2. In server of the class described, a paper holder of cylindricalformation com- -prising a split body portion having one of itsed-gesoutwardly turned to form a rounded lip provided, at its'ends, withlocking flanges, -studs formed on the body portion clirectly'oppositethe lockingflan-ges, and a pair of caps,each comprising a body portionand having a rim or flange connected therewith in a manner toa'ffordannular grooves or channels forthe reception of the ends of 'the bodyportion,-said arms or 'flangesbeing further provided, -on oppositesides, with slots-adapted to'engage respectivelythe locking'flanges-andthe studs, substantially as described.

CHARLES PFA'NS OHMIDT. Vitnesses lVA-Lunn BA-N'NING, PmRsoN WV. :BANNING.

